Experimental demonstration of a laser proton accelerator with accurate beam control through image-relaying transport

J. G. Zhu; M. J. Wu; Q. Liao; Y. X. Geng; K. Zhu; C. C. Li; X. H. Xu; D. Y. Li; Y. R. Shou; T. Yang; P. J. Wang; D. H. Wang; J. J. Wang; C. E. Chen; X. T. He; Y. Y. Zhao; W. J. Ma; H. Y. Lu; T. Tajima; C. Lin; X. Q. Yan

doi:10.1103/PhysRevAccelBeams.22.061302

Experimental demonstration of a laser proton accelerator with accurate beam control through image-relaying transport

J. G. Zhu, M. J. Wu, Q. Liao, Y. X. Geng, K. Zhu, C. C. Li, X. H. Xu, D. Y. Li, Y. R. Shou, T. Yang, P. J. Wang, D. H. Wang, J. J. Wang, C. E. Chen, X. T. He, Y. Y. Zhao, W. J. Ma, H. Y. Lu, T. Tajima, C. Lin^*X. Q. Yan

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A compact laser plasma accelerator (CLAPA) that can stably produce and transport proton ions with different energies less than 10 MeV, <1% energy spread, several to tens of pC charge, is demonstrated. The high current proton beam with continuous energy spectrum and a large divergence angle is generated by using a high contrast laser and micron thickness targets, which later is collected, analyzed and refocused by an image-relaying beam line using a combination of quadrupole and bending electromagnets. It eliminates the inherent defects of the laser-driven beams, realizes precise manipulation of the proton beams with reliability, availability, maintainability and inspectability (RAMI), and takes the first step towards applications of this new generation of accelerator. With the development of high-rep rate Petawatt (PW) laser technology, we can now envision a new generation of accelerator for many applications in the near future soon.

Original language	English
Article number	061302
Journal	Physical Review Accelerators and Beams
Volume	22
Issue number	6
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1103/PhysRevAccelBeams.22.061302
Publication status	Published - 24 Jun 2019
Externally published	Yes

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Zhu, J. G., Wu, M. J., Liao, Q., Geng, Y. X., Zhu, K., Li, C. C., Xu, X. H., Li, D. Y., Shou, Y. R., Yang, T., Wang, P. J., Wang, D. H., Wang, J. J., Chen, C. E., He, X. T., Zhao, Y. Y., Ma, W. J., Lu, H. Y., Tajima, T., ... Yan, X. Q. (2019). Experimental demonstration of a laser proton accelerator with accurate beam control through image-relaying transport. Physical Review Accelerators and Beams, 22(6), Article 061302. https://doi.org/10.1103/PhysRevAccelBeams.22.061302

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